ScrumpyDaddy

Posted by Rachel

Every year there is, of course, a favorite part of the weekend. Usually it is going to Linda and Andy’s for their special meal after Thanksgiving Day. I love Andy’s cooking. This year it was still the same, though different. Usually all the family goes to Linda and Andy’s. This year the meal at Linda and Andy’s was very small and intimate. Since Becky had gotten sick no one really wanted to be around us. They didn’t want to take the chance of their kids getting sick, like Becky, since we didn’t know exactly what she had (turned out she had just a 48 hour bug of some kind). The family is being very cautious this year with the loss of Maddie. Since we only go to NJ once a year for Thanksgiving, so we got the priority to go to Linda and Andy’s.

We went there on Saturday afternoon for a late lunch, early dinner. It was only Dave, Abby, Zach and I along with my one cousin Janet and my Aunt Carole and Uncle Dave. It was a wonderful time. We got to talk with Linda and Andy and hear wonderful stories of Maddie and her year with us. I had only seen Maddie one time, which was last Thanksgiving, since like I said before we only see that side of the family once a year. I hadn’t really gotten to know Maddie, but was able to get to know her a little better through their stories. We talked about how she could say hi, mommy, and had just started to say daddy. We saw wonderful pictures of Maddie all around the house. We even took the time to go to her room and see some of the posters from the funeral. I lost it when we went into her room and couldn’t hold back the tears. No one should ever outlive their children.

We continue to lift up Linda and Andy and pray for strength and comfort.